In May 2017, Uson shared an unverified photo of supposed Filipino soldiers kneeling in prayer and asked for prayers for government troops as they fought against local terrorists in Marawi City.

Those who were in the photo that she shared were not Filipino soldiers as it was discovered later on that the image was taken in Honduras.

Sen. Grace Poe earlier suggested that Uson's position as a Presidential Communications secretary and as a blogger might be overlapping with the law.

During a Senate hearing on the proliferation of fake news in January, Poe cited Section 4(b) of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, which states that public officials and employees during incumbency shall not “engage in the private practice of their profession unless authorized by the Constitution or law, provided, that such practice will not conflict or tend to conflict with their legal functions.”

Poe, chair of the Senate public information and mass media committee, added that Uson's blog is a conflict of interest with her position in the PCOO. — with a report from Elizabeth Marcelo

Unlike some nominees or appointees, Sen. Gregorio Honasan is expected to breeze through the Commission on Appointments (CA) on his new post as secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology.

Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co. (Mislatel), the franchise holder in the consortium that was declared provisional new player in the telecommunications industry, yesterday refuted claims questioning the validity of its franchise.

Sen. Gregorio Honasan has accepted President Duterte’s offer for him to head the Department of Information and Communications Technology but he is expected to assume the post only after the Commission on Appointments confirms his appointment.